Mentors responsibilities
Faculty mentors are agreeing to supervise and assist the scholar with his or her research project, including writing a paper for possible publication and presenting at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in February.
Scholars are expected to publish a paper in the Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR). As part of the submission to the JUR, mentors will need to complete a Submission Approval form available from the JUR website, www.clas.ufl.edu/jur, which the student will attach to their paper.
If the student and mentor are working on confidential research and/or research that involves obtaining a patent, a paper is not immediately required. Once the research is made public or a patent is obtained, the student is welcomed to publish in the JUR. Also, some printed journals stipulate that an article cannot be published in another journal. The student and mentor have the option of determining which journal the paper will be submitted to first. The JUR accepts papers that have been published in other journals or might be published in the future.
If the student plans to submit a paper to a professional journal other than the JUR, a final report is due that outlines the challenges and successes of the research project. This paper must be submitted and approved by the faculty mentor. This final report is due to Melissa Johnson, USP Administrator, 29 Tigert Hall, by May 1, 2009.
Faculty mentors will be contacted in late August to verify that the scholar is in good standing. Those scholars not in good standing will not receive their fall stipend. If at any other time in the process, you feel your scholar is not making adequate progress, please contact Melissa Johnson at mjohnson@honors.ufl.edu.
Scholar requirements and expectations
For more information about the requirements and expectations for Scholars, click here.
Dates and Deadlines
Travel and Mentor Stipdends (for USP 2007-2008 and earlier)
(Note that the travel and mentor stipends have been discontinued for the 2008-2009 program and beyond.)
The scholar should contact their mentor's department to process a TA and voucher; the department then sends the voucher to the coordinator of University Budgets, Susan Morris, for reimbursement after the student travels. The TA must be completed BEFORE the student travels. If the cost of travel is beyond the $500, the individual student or the sponsoring department will be responsible. These travel funds are restricted to two possible uses: to present the research at an academic/professional conference, or to conduct research at an off-site archive/laboratory, and are limited to $500.
Additionally, the research support for the Scholar’s mentor will be transferred to Departmental state accounts upon request from faculty mentors. This support can be requested at any time before June 30 of the current fiscal year.
Susan Morris in the Office of the Provost is the contact for both the travel and the mentor stipend disbursements.
